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CT 43, 097 (P313387)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 43, 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313387 |
| Museum no. | BM 016649 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na i3-li2-i-qi2-sza u3 [x-...] | to Ilī-iqiša and ... |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ta-ri-ba-isz8-tar2 | Thus Tarība-Ištar |
| 4 | u2-sa-at te-pu-sza-ni-in-ni | You have performed sorcery against me, |
| 5 | _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ li-ri-ba-ku-nu-szi | May Šamaš and Marduk curse you. |
| 6 | _dumu-mesz_ szu-mu-un-li-ib-szi | sons of Sumun-libši |
| 7 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ il-te#-qu2#-ma | 3 shekels of silver he took, and |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x]-zu | ...... you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ar#-hi-isz li-qi2-a [x-...] | Quickly, may he ... |
| 2 | i-na _bad3{ki}_ lu-um-si-ma | in Dūr let me fill, and |
| 3 | szum-ma la-ta-ra-s,a-nim# | If I do not return, |
| 4 | 2(disz) _na-asz-bar_ i-la-ku-nim-ma | 2 našbar offerings came to me and |
| 5 | sza e-li-ku-nu ma-ar-s,u2 | who came up against you, the slanderer, |
| 6 | i-pu-szu | he built. |
| 7 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ [x]-BI-[x x x x] | 2 shekels of silver ... |
| 8 | _sanga {d}inanna_ IB-[x x x x] | sanga priest of Ištar ... |
| 9 | um-ma szu-ma# [...] | Thus (says) ... |
| 10 | {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am# [...] | Ilī-iqišam |
| 11 | [x-x]-i-[x]-DI-[x] | ...-i... |
| left side | ||
| 1 | il-qu2-u2 _{gesz}ban2_ [...] | They took the bow |
| 2 | li-[x...] | May ... . |
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